Today in the news: Elizabeth Smart marries in Hawaii

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Feb 21, 2012 at 12:01 AMFeb 21, 2012 at 8:01 PM

Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, the top news and the quote of the day.

News to know

Elizabeth Smart got married on Saturday, according to a family spokesman. Smart, who was kidnapped and tortured for nine months about 10 years ago, moved up the wedding and married secretly because of the media attention her ceremony was attracting. Smart, 24, married a man she met in Scotland while on a Mormon mission trip.

Quote of note

"I have been front-runner twice. I suspect I'll be the front-runner again in a few weeks." – Newt Gingrich, talking ahead of Wednesday’s Republican debate. The candidates haven’t debated in almost a month, and Gingrich has lost momentum since then, while Rick Santorum has surged.

Hot video

NBA overnight sensation Jeremy Lin recently gave his first sit-down interview; watch below. In other Lin news, the New York Knicks star asked the Taiwanese media to respect the privacy of family members who still live in the country. According to the ESPN interview below, Lin’s 85-year-old grandmother is being hounded by the media for interviews.

GateHouse News Service

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